Exogenous-oxidant-free electrochemical oxidative C–H phosphonylation with hydrogen evolution

Abstract

We herein report a versatile and environmentally friendly electrochemical oxidative C–H phosphonylation protocol. This protocol features a broad substrate scope; not only C(sp²)–H phosphonylation, but also C(sp³)–H phosphonylation is tolerated well under exogenous-oxidant-free and metal catalyst-free electrochemical oxidation conditions.